It is the dream of anyone needing to make a quick buck to be able to gamble in the world of Hollywood movies. All you would need to do is find some hopeless small town sports team made up of big hearted, good humoured but unfit losers. Throw in a beloved training ground under threat from some evil international corporation and an eccentric, down-on-his-luck former sports coach looking for that one last piece of glory and you have yourself a winner! Once you had discovered this perfect Hollywood set-up, you could sit back, place your 10 dollar bet and watch them cruise their way to victory and the money roll into your back account. Sadly, in reality, if the odds are low then so is the chance of you getting back in the green. However, just in case you wake up tomorrow in the world of against the odds comebacks and heartwarming underdogs succeeding, here are three surefire gambles from the land of the silver screen.
Author: Staff (Page 35 of 65)
This sums up the abomination of Micheal Bay movies better than anything I’ve seen, and it’s friggin hilarious!
Best line: “Megan Fox, who once again combines the looks of a professional porn star with the acting of an amateur porn star.”
Just awesome!
“Birdman” is getting a ton of buzz with its all-star cast featuring Michael Keaton, Zach Galifianakis, Edward Norton, Andrea Riseborough, Emma Stone, Naomi Watts and Amy Ryan. Check it out this weekend.
Poker has always enjoyed a solid reputation among card games as one that brings together skill, strategy and luck; a game that can be played during a friendly evening among friends in the basement or at a high-rollers’ meeting behind the doors of a members-only playing room in a casino.
The versatility of poker, added with the sense of drama and anticipation that comes when studying the back of your opponents’ cards and the expressions of their faces, make it a firm favourite among players of any calibre. Moreover, the wide range of poker variants means that there’s a version of poker that‘s suited for any occasion, and any bankroll.
Whether or not you’re a fan of “the beautiful game’, you’d be forgiven for falling in love with football after watching ‘Next Goal Wins’. Following the “world’s worst football team” American Samoa as they attempt to restore some pride after their record 31-0 defeat to Australia in 2001, Mike Brett and Steve Jamison’s documentary is a fascinating insight into life on a tiny Pacific island. From the humiliation of their loss to Australia, to the very real pain caused by the 2009 tsunami that hit the island, ‘Next Goal Wins’ tells more than just a story of a football team overcoming the odds.
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